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Turkey Says Got Prior Warning of Mosul Consulate Attack
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Iran
Iraq’s spiral into chaos exposes many weaknesses
Iraq
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms
Iraq
Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq
Iraq
US to move aircraft carrier to Gulf
France
In Europe, no plans for military involvement in Iraq
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Iraqi troops stopped the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham on the outskirts of Samarra, the city that hosts the Al Askaria mosque. The ISIS took control of the towns of Dhuluiyah, Saadiyah, and Jalula to the west of Samarra. ISIS fighters also attacked Taji and other towns south of Samarra.
Al Nusrah Front
Turkey ignored direct warnings of ISIS attack on Mosul
Iranian perspectives on the crisis in Iraq
Recent statements by Iranian political and religious leaders suggest that Iran’s keen interest in the current Iraqi crisis could lead it to intervene in some fashion.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Repent or die: al Qaeda forces announce rules for Iraqi territory they now control
ISIS statement details gains in Mosul
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham detailed its gains in the city of Mosul on Tuesday in a statement released today by ISIS’ Ninewa media office.
Iraqi military’s lack of airpower enabling ISIS’s advance
Iraq’s lack of air assets is leaving security forces demoralized as ISIS rapidly advances across the country.
ISIS’ advance halted at Samarra
Iraqi forces appear to stiffen as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham attempted to take control of Samarra for the second time in the past week.
Al Nusrah Front
Baghdadi, leader of Iraq insurgents, is jihad’s rising chief
Iraq
ISIS erases Iraq-Syria border
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham took control of the cities of Tikrit and Bayji in Salahaddin province. Bayji has Iraq’s largest oil refinery, and Tikrit is the provincial capital of Salahaddin. ISIS fighters have freed thousands of prisoners and looted hundreds of millions of dollars during their offensive.
Iraq
Iraq crisis: al Qaeda forces seize Mosul and Tikrit – live
ISIS updates on Iraqi operations from social media
Social media accounts associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham posted photos and videos of ISIS’ ongoing campaign in Iraq.
Iraq
After Capture of Mosul, Militants Extend Control in Iraq
ISIS takes control of Bayji, Tikrit in lightning southward advance
Bayji, which hosts Iraq’s largest oil refinery, and Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahaddin, are the latest cities to fall to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham.
Iraq
US Warns Iraqi Militants Threaten Entire Region, UN Chief ‘Gravely Concerned’
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham seized control of the northern city of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest. Iraqi troops and police abandoned their weapons, ammunition, and vehicles and fled the city. The ISIS quickly advanced southwards and took control of the Hawijah, Zab, Riyadh, Abbasi, Rashad, and Yankaja areas west and south of […]
ISIS seizes more towns in northern and central Iraq
After seizing control of the northern city of Mosul in the past 24 hours, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham has advanced southward and taken control of territory in the provinces of Salahaddin and Kirkuk.
Video from ISIS fighter shows aftermath of ‘liberation’ of Mosul
The video shows several police and armored military vehicles that are abandoned, burning, or torched, and large numbers of Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters moving on the streets.
ISIS takes control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham overran the government center, military bases, and police stations as security security forces abandoned their posts.
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Eighteen people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his car packed with explosives outside of the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Jalawla. The suicide bomber then entered the building and detonated his vest. Security forces launched an operation to clear ISIS fighters from western Mosul.
Iraq
Barrel bombs risk becoming answer to insurgency
Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 18 security personnel during a massed assault on Mosul; the military said it killed 105 AQAP fighters in a counterattack. ISIS fighters briefly seized control of Anbar University in Ramadi and killed three policemen before retreating.
Iraqi troops repel ISIS assault on Mosul
The ISIS killed 18 security personnel during a massed assault on the northern Iraqi city. ISIS fighters also briefly seized control of Anbar University in Ramadi.
ISIS touts French, German, and Libyan suicide bombers in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham continues to highlight the deaths of foreign jihadists in both Iraq and Syria.